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Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India

American economic journal. Applied economics, 2010-07, Vol.2 (3), p.22-45 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2010 American Economic Association ;World Bank ;Copyright American Economic Association Jul 2010 ;ISSN: 1945-7782 ;EISSN: 1945-7790 ;DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.22

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Title:
Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
Author: Goyal, Aparajita
Subjects: Access to information ; Agribusiness Q130 ; Agricultural Markets and Marketing ; Business structures ; Cooperatives ; Crop economics ; Crop production ; Crops ; Developing countries ; Economic Development: Agriculture ; Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; Economic theory ; Economics ; Electronic commerce ; Energy ; Environment ; Farmers ; Farmers markets ; Internet ; Kiosks ; LDCs ; Market prices ; Marketing ; Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 ; Natural Resources ; Other Primary Products O130 ; Prices ; Rural areas ; Soybeans ; Studies ; Sustainable agriculture ; Transportation O180
Is Part Of: American economic journal. Applied economics, 2010-07, Vol.2 (3), p.22-45
Description: This paper estimates the impact of a change in procurement strategy of a private buyer in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Beginning in October 2000, Internet kiosks and warehouses were established that provide wholesale price information and an alternative marketing channel to soy farmers in the state. Using a new market-level dataset, the estimates suggest a significant increase in soy price after the introduction of kiosks, supporting the predictions of the theoretical model. Moreover, there is a robust increase in area under soy cultivation. The results point toward an improvement in the functioning of rural agricultural markets.
Publisher: American Economic Association
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1945-7782
EISSN: 1945-7790
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.22
Source: Open Knowledge Repository

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Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India

Copyright © 2010 American Economic Association ;World Bank ;Copyright American Economic Association Jul 2010 ;ISSN: 1945-7782 ;EISSN: 1945-7790 ;DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.22

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